Chapter Twenty-Four: A War of Words (I)
"What's wrong?" When Fleur saw Harry come in, she thought he was coming in to deliver the word, and asked casually, "Do they want us to go back to the Great Hall?" ”
Harry's expression was a little embarrassed, and he scratched his head and said, "That, I'm also a contestant......"
"What?" Fleur was stunned, then looked at Daphany and then at Angelina: "Aren't you already ......"
Apparently, she was going to ask, 'Don't you already have two warriors?' ’
However, before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by a rush of footsteps. Ludo Bagman walked briskly into the room, grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him inside, saying as he went, "Wonderful, wonderful! He looked at the other ten warriors and said with a smile: "Gentlemen and ladies, please allow me to introduce, although this seems to be a little wrong, but in this tournament, we have the eleventh warrior!" ”
All the warriors except Daphne looked at Harry with a strange expression, especially Fleur, who shook her head and shook her long silver hair, and smiled, "Oh. It's a funny joke, Mr. Bagman. ”
"Jokes? No, no, no! Bagman shook his head and said solemnly, "Potter's name spewed out of the Goblet of Fire, and it has become a fact that he is the champion of the tournament. ”
Except for the two at Hogwarts, who reacted calmly, the other house warriors all frowned. Especially Fleur, her tone was very unhappy: "But this is obviously a mistake, he can't compete, his age is ......" Fleur paused halfway through this, glanced at Daphany and Meng Yuchen and changed her words: "There are already two warriors at Hogwarts!" ”
"yes, yes! It's amazing indeed! Bagman touched his smooth chin and looked down at Harry with a smile: "But you know, in the past, the Goblet of Fire only needed to select three warriors, but now it has suddenly increased to ten, and it is inevitable that there will be some minor problems...... But now that Potter's name has been squirted out of the Goblet of Fire, I think ...... Well...... It has reached this point, and it is not allowed to escape...... The rules are written, and you must follow them! Potter he ......"
Before Bagman could finish his sentence, the door behind him slammed open. A large crowd swarmed in: Dumbledore and the four headmasters, as well as several other school staff, as well as Mr. Crouch, all walked briskly into the classroom. There was a loud commotion outside the door, but Professor McGonagall was quickly shut out.
"Lady Maxime," Fleur said loudly when she saw her headmaster, "they say there are three warriors at Hogwarts!" This little boy is the third! ”
Harry looked a little uneasy, but a little faintly happy. However, when Fleur said the little boy, there was a clear hint of dissatisfaction on his face.
Madame Maxim straightened her tall and burly frame. Her handsome head touched a chandelier lit with candles, and her huge breasts in black satin rose and fell violently. She pulled Fleur over and stroked her hair gently, but instead of speaking, she looked at Dumbledore indifferently.
Madame Maxim did not speak, but someone did.
"What does that mean, Lord Dumbledore!" The principal of Nagud Inafer Academy, Verharen, exclaimed, "I think we need an explanation!" ”
"I want to know, Albus!" Karkaroff had a cold smile on his face, and his blue eyes were as cold as ice cubes: "There are three warriors at Hogwarts?" If it was an ancient era, wouldn't it be one family that took all the places? It's so funny, I never knew the organizers had such a privilege! ”
"That's right!" Verharun also pandered to speak again: "I don't even want to talk about age boundaries. If we had known that, we would have had more candidates! But since the age limit is set by us together, it's okay if there is an accident! However, Hogwarts has one more candidate! ”
"That's right!" Madame Maxime couldn't help but speak: "Hogwarts can't have three warriors, it's very unfair!" ”
Of the four headmasters of the Hakka Academy, only Principal Stewart did not speak, although his face was ugly.
"Harry is to blame for that!" Snape smiled grimly, his dark-faced manager full of malice: "Don't blame Professor Dumbledore, blame Potter for insisting on breaking the bylaws." He always likes to do this, ignoring all kinds of rules! ”
"If you're talking about age limits, then you'd better keep your mouth shut!" The door was pushed open again, and Moody strode in with his prosthetic leg in his tow: "There's more than one age here that's within the limit. Severus, I think you'd better not have a say anything about that! ”
Snape glanced at Moody, looking very jealous. Karkaroff's voice, which was originally shouting, was also an octave lower. Only Verharen still shouted angrily that it was unfair and unruly.
"I'm a little embarrassed, but I think as Mr. Moody said, let's not talk about age." Principal Stewart smiled and said, "After all, our house also has a junior player. "Wonderful book
Madame Maxim took a deep breath, tried to calm herself, and nodded, "I think, as Principal Stewart said, since the age limit is arranged by us together, no one should blame anyone if something goes wrong!" Again, the question should be focused on why there are three slots at Hogwarts! ”
"Exactly!" Karkaroff responded again, and then saw Moody staring at him with a magic eye, and immediately took a step back and hid behind Madame Maxim.
"Okay, let's ask the person concerned!" Dumbledore raised his hand, and the others fell silent. Dumbledore looked at Harry and asked slowly, "Harry, did you put the name yourself into the Goblet of Fire?" ”
"Hmm...... I did cast my name......" Harry was a little embarrassed, glancing at Daphine, "And Daphine's method!" ”
"There's no point in asking Potter about this!" Moody said lightly: "This is an accident from the Goblet of Fire, obviously the Goblet of Fire has not been able to distinguish between ten and eleven!" ”
"Hehe, that's really a great magic artifact!" Verharun sneered: "I don't know how to count, hehehehe." ”
No one paid attention to him, and Karkaroff looked at Buckman and Crouch: "Mr. Referee, you are our objective referees, and you must also think that this matter is very unreasonable and unfair, right?" ”
Bagman didn't answer, instead turning his head to look at Crouch. Crouch's face was indifferent, and he spoke after a moment: "I thought about the rules carefully, many of the rules of this tournament are newly revised, and there is no regulation on the number of warriors. The limit in this regard is set on the law of the Goblet of Fire itself. So, according to the rules...... As long as the name that erupts from the Goblet of Fire is a must, you must participate in the tournament! The magic pact had been fulfilled the moment his name spewed out! ”
"Hey, Barty memorized the charter so well. You can't go wrong with what he says. Bagman said, a smile on his face, and looked back at the other principals, as if the matter had been resolved satisfactorily.
"I insisted that my other students re-enroll." Kakarov said. His voice was no longer smooth, his smile was gone, and the expression on his face was extremely ugly, "You must put the Goblet of Fire back in place, and we will keep adding names to it until each school produces a third warrior." That's fair, Dumbledore. ”
"But Karkaroff, I'm afraid it won't work," Crouch said slowly, still in an emotionless tone, "The Goblet of Fire has just been extinguished, and it won't be rekindled until the next tournament!" ”
"In the next tournament, Durmstrang will never participate!" Karkarov was furious and shouted in a loud voice: "We had so many meetings, after so many negotiations and consultations, I didn't expect such a thing to happen!" I almost want to leave now! ”
"Threat of bluffing, Karkarov!" Moody sneered, his hideous face full of mockery, "You dare to leave your warriors? He had to compete. All warriors must compete. As Barty said, the magic contract has been formed, and the binding force has been formed! You say you want to go? Let's go, can you show me? ”
Karkarov stammered, not knowing what to say.
"If there's anyone who has reason to complain, it's Porter," Moody said gruffly, "but...... That's interesting...... I didn't hear a word from him......"
"What does he have to complain about?" The Asian girl from Nagud Inafer College spoke, her accent a little strange, but the annoyance in her tone could still be heard: "He's got a chance to compete, isn't he?" For weeks, months, we were all wishing we were chosen! ”
"That's right! Exactly! The male contestant, Markov Horton, agreed: "We will bring glory to the school and a prize of 1,000 Galleons!" This is an opportunity that many people dream of! ”
"You should probably get to know our players!" Dafanie said coldly: "If you say that it is to win glory for the school, it can barely be regarded as a reason. And Galleon's words, a thousand gold Galleons, whether for me or Potter, can only be regarded as pocket money. Don't you know how rich the Potters are? ”
Harry blushed a little, but didn't retort. In fact, his parents left him a considerable fortune.
Except for Krum and Meng Yuchen, the faces of the other warriors suddenly looked a little unpleasant. A thousand gold gallons are just pocket money. It's hard for us to play together with you showing off your wealth like this.
"Thank you, Miss Lestranz!" Moody's tone was a little reluctant, and it was clear that Daphany had interrupted his train of thought. But then he said in a growling German tone: "Someone wants Potter to die for this!" ”
After his words, there was a tense silence. Ludo Bagman looked very anxious, his body jumping up and down uneasily, and his mouth said, "Moody, you old fellow...... How to say such a thing! ”
Not only him, but also Karkaroff and the other professors at Hogwarts did not look very good.